All posts tagged Iggy Azalea

The 57th annual Grammy awards gets under way this Sunday night and it promises to delight the aural senses with performances by Katy Perry, Sia, Beck with Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Rihanna with Kanye West and Paul McCartney. But awards will be doled out too! Ahead of “music’s biggest night,” here are the 5 key match-ups to watch out for. Read More »

The 2014 American Music Award nominations were released this morning and they’re looking rather “fancy,” with Iggy Azalea leading the charge.

The breakout Australian rapper scored six nominations, including Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year, and Single of the Year. Following right behind her with five nominations are Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams and John Legend. Rising pop-star Lorde also nabbed four nominations.

Unlike the other music-based award shows, the American Music Awards is purely fan driven and gives awards out based on fan votes. This year’s Artist of the Year category has expanded from five artists to 10, and includes heavy-hitters like country artist Luke Bryan, Beyonce,Imagine Dragons and One Direction. Single of the Year has also expanded from three nominees to five and includes a who’s who of radio dominators like Magic!‘s “Rude,” Perry’s “Dark Horse,” Azalea’s “Fancy” and Pharrell’s “Happy.”

Now in its 42nd iteration, the American Music Awards will take place on November 23 at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles and broadcast on ABC. Last year’s coveted prize of Artist of the Year was won by Taylor Swift and featured performances from many of this year’s nominees, including One Direction, Perry, and Imagine Dragons.

President Barack Obama slow-jammed the news, sang the blues, and channeled Al Green. But, nothing can compare to his performance of the Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy.”

Thanks to Barackdubs, which splices together speeches over popular songs, we already know what the president would sound like at Friday night karaoke performing the summer’s biggest hit.

“First thing first I’m the realest/Drop dead, and let the whole world feel it and I’m still in the murder business/I can hold you down like I’m giving lessons in physics,” the president rapping these lines is worth the one minute and 18 seconds. Read More »

Beyonce took the lead for the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards after receiving eight nominations, including Video of the Year. The singer’s “Drunk in Love” will square off against Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy,” Sia’s “Chandelier,” Miley Cyrus’s “Wrecking Ball,” and Pharrell Williams’ “Happy.”

Eminem and Azalea both nip at the heels of ‘Yonce with seven nominations. The other nominees for the VMAs include Jay Z, Katy Perry, Avicii, Pitbull and Lorde. Read More »

David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash got fancy with “Neil Young” last night on the “Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.” The trio stepped out of the shadows to join Fallon, dressed up as Young, in a folksy rendition of Iggy Azalea’s hit song, “Fancy.”

The Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young reunion came replete with an acoustic guitar and harmonica solo. This isn’t the first time Fallon has used the music of Azalea on his late night show. During one of lip sync segments, the late night host performed Fancy while battling ‘‘Amazing Spider-M an 2′ star Emma Stone.Read More »

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